True Discount MCQs

A merchant allows a discount of 10% on marked price for the cash payment. To make a profit of 17%, he must mark his goods higher than their cost price by = ?

The difference between a discount of 30% on Rs. 2000 and two successive discounts of 25% and 5% on the same amount is ?

The marked price of an article is Rs. 1,500. If two successive discounts, each of x%, on the marked price is equal to a single discount of Rs. 587.40, then what will be the selling price of the article if a single discount of x% is given on the marked price?

A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts on an article marked Rs. 450. The first discount given is 10 percent. If the customer pays Rs. 344.25 for the article, the second discount gives is = ?

A shopkeeper marks an article at such a price that after giving a discount of $$12\frac{1}{2}\% $$  on the marked price, he still earns a profit of 15%. If the cost price of the article is Rs. 385, then the sum of the marked price and the selling price (in Rs.) of the article is:

Goods were bought for Rs. 600 and sold the same for Rs. 688.50 at a credit of 9 months and thus gaining 2% The rate of interest per annum is:

A shopkeeper allows a discount of 12.5% on the marked price of a certain article and makes a profit of 20%. If the article costs the shopkeeper Rs. 210, then the marked price of the article will be = ?

The interest on Rs. 750 for 2 years is the same as the true discount on Rs. 960 due 2 years hence. If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is:

The single discount equal to three consecutive discounts of 10%, 12% and 5% ?